[News] Omicron

[McTavish]

Mine is newscaster Nina Nannar (in my head) followed by Nu Nu...

Boom, Boom, Schafenaker, Boom, Boom!

 

[Bry Nylon]

Is it just Mrs Gaffer and me who everytime someone says omicron on the TV, we shout out in unison “OMICRON” in a robotic sounding voice?

Well, I didn't. But I do now, FFS

 

[A1X]

Whenever Vienna is an answer on a quiz show I always have to state that it means nothing to me

 

[zefarelly]

Wasn't Omicron a dodgy 80's computer?

 

[el punal]

Back in the 1980s we used to travel to Albion games on the A27 (from the west). Between Arundel and Worthing there was a sign (gone now) which said : Ferring 3 Goring 3. The response from everyone in the car was always the same : “Replay on Tuesday!”

Hey ho!

 

[maffew]

Is it just Mrs Gaffer and me who everytime someone says omicron on the TV, we shout out in unison “OMICRON” in a robotic sounding voice?

We also do that on the ambulance and emergency programmes when they mention the helicopter. HELIMED

Just us then

"Wake up. People of Omicron and it's corrupt government are lulling you to sleep in order to control you better"

Quote from David Bowies character in the 1999 game Omicron from Microsoft/Gates

Clearly a prophecy that the conspiracy theorists should be all over!!

 

[Albion my Albion]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxrZ2OhiFFQ

 

[pearl]

The Illuminati are taking us all for fools .. omicron = moronic, think on.

yep! I keep thinking of this

https://youtu.be/fhWUyysUcNE

 

[Bakero]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxrZ2OhiFFQ

That made me wonder which was the correct pronunciation. According to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omicron (source: OED), there are 3 possibilities.

• o - mee - cron
• Oh - mee -cron
• Oh - my - cron

The Cambridge dictionary suggests the latter is the preferred way in British English but I'm sticking with option 1. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omicron

 

[El Presidente]

Whenever I hear it I think of singing it to The Clash's 'Tommy Gun'

 

[Garage_Doors]

Omicron is an anagram of No Crimbo.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Omicron is an anagram of No Crimbo.

Nearly but it is an anagram of No Micro. Looks like no Commodore 64 or Spectrum for me this year.

 

[Wozza]

Omicron is an anagram of No Crimbo.

 

[Gazwag]

Omicron is an anagram of No Crimbo.

It's also a anagram of No O levels

 

[sparkie]

Omicron is an anagram of No Crimbo.

No Crimo.

 

[Garage_Doors]

opps

 

[zefarelly]

Nearly but it is an anagram of No Micro. Looks like no Commodore 64 or Spectrum for me this year.

I'm sure you'll manage a few rounds of jet set Willy

 

[Stat Brother]

Time travelers would have been banned from coming back prior to Covid, as they would have bought their strain back with them.

Now Covid is here I'm expecting our future selves to be following on shortly.

 

[Yoda]

 

[Norman Potting]

Omicron is an anagram of No Crimbo.

Also I C Moron